The huge welt under the left eye (maybe it was a blood pocket) of James Te Huna and the frown post-fight said all that needed to be said as Nate Marquardt defeated Te Huna by arm bar at 4:34 of the first round in the final fight at UFC Fight Night 43 at the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.

After losing his last three fights as a welterweight, Marquardt says getting back to middleweight was the best thing for him.

"I think it was obvious that (welterweight) wasn't working out for me," Marquardt said post-fight. "I believe God was guiding me back to 185 (lbs.). This is where I belong. I made some bad choices going down to welterweight."

His last victory, oddly enough, came as a middleweight when he KO'd Tyron Woodley in the fourth round of a Strikeforce event on July 14, 2012.

The win came out of thin air as Marquardt turned an apparent disadvantage into a win within the space of about 10 seconds.

Marquardt seemed to be at a disadvantage as Te Huna winched his left arm in an awkward angle, going for an inside trip, but he rolled over on his back, got both legs to the right side of Te Huna's head and winched his left arm in a vise-like grip, forcing Te Huna to submit in a matter of seconds.

"I just wanted to mix it up," he said. "I didn't necessarily have a game plan of what to do or where to go. At the same time, we had some specifics. Obviously, (the) armbar was not -part of my plan, but it just happened."

Along with the cash for winning the fight, Marquardt grabbed an additional US$50,000 for the ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus.

If you booked a ticket, a hotel room or the back seat of a car for the UFC 181 in Montreal or UFC 178 in Toronto, you're might want a refund.

Following UFC Fight Night 43 in New Zealand, the company postponed the December extravaganza in Montreal until March of 2015 and Toronto, while not totally postponed, is in some sort of jeopardy.

"We're still trying to figure out where 178 is going to be," UFC managing director of Canada Tom Wright said, following the conclusion of the New Zealand show. "A decision hasn't been made. I'm waiting to hear from Lorenzo (Fertitta) and Dana (White) on that and we'll probably find out next week because we have some planning to do"

And in terms of UFC 181?

"In terms of Montreal, it's the same sort of thing," Wright said. "We're looking to most likely move that fight to March of 2015."

The UFC 178 card is expected to feature a re-match between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson.

The promotion considered Sweden for the fight card but Wright refused to confirm anything and later stated an announcement would be made post haste.

BIG STAGE

UFC middleweight Vitor Belfort was given a serious golden handshake.

'The Phenom' has been told when he returns to fighting he will be given a shot at the middleweight crown, currently held by Chris Wideman.

Wideman will face Lyoto Machida for the middleweight belt at UFC 175 set for July 5 in Las Vegas.

Belfort didn't predict a winner of the fight but he clearly hopes it's the current champ.

"Bring Wideman, tell him to train more," he told mmafighting.com. "Wideman and Vitor, it's a fight for Maracana."

Maracana is in obvious reference to Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The stadium has a capacity of 75,000 it could be the biggest live event in MMA history.

"I will watch the (Wideman vs. Machida) fight but I only wait for the winner to fight me. I have no preference. I'm going after the title. I conquered this, that's what I deserve."

Sounds like Belfort has a serious case of entitlement and considering he was popped for failing a drug test in February, who knows if the UFC will book it.